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Article 10: Definitions 188 Section 10.1: Definitions Immediate Neighborhood A subdivision or area of the county which distinguishes it from other subdivisions or areas by virtue of its location within the service area of a park site or sites as shown on the adopted "Recreation Service Area Boundaries Map" on file in the Planning Department. Impervious Surface A surface composed of any material that impedes or prevents the natural infiltration of water into the soil. Such surfaces include concrete, asphalt and gravel surfaces. These include, but are not be limited to, streets and parking areas, sidewalks, patios, and structures that cover the land. Industrial Light ManufaGtUring & PFOGessing operations that OGGUr entirely indoors and have limited irnpaGtS en and, paper suGh as rentainerc d nardbeard ' ' bags,aR Industrial, Medium ManufaGtUF'Rg & PFeGessing eperations that may eGGUF indoors or outdoors and have limited impaGtS Industrialf Heavy ManufaGtU ng eperatiens with a greater petential te impaGt surreunding properties, where a majority or large Gempenent ef the eperatien may eGGUF OR the epen air. SuGh uses may inGlude, but not be limited to, the fellewing: asphalt mixing plants; Gement manufaGtUring eF PFeGeSsing; GOMMeFG*al feed PFGGessing (paGking and rendering) plants, inGluding meat, peultry and fish; and, GenGrete mixing plants. Infiltration The absorption of stormwater run-off into the ground. Infiltration allows for pollutants to be filtered from the water prior to its reaching the groundwater table, preventing the deposit of the pollutants directly into drinking water supplies. Institutional Use A nonprofit, religious, or public use, such as a church, library, public or private school, hospital, university, or government owned or operated building, structure, or land used for public purpose. Interested Person For purposes of quasi-judicial hearings an interested person is one who has standing as that term is defined by applicable North Carolina statutory and case law. Junk Yard An establishment operated or maintained for the purpose of storing, dismantling, salvaging, recycling, buying or selling scrap or used materials such as paper, metals, rubber, rags, glass, wrecked, used or dismantled products and articles, such as machinery, vehicles, appliances and the like. Junked or Wrecked Motor Vehicles Motor Vehicles which do not display a current license plate or a current registration sticker and which either: (a) are partially dismantled or wrecked, or(b) cannot be self-propelled or moved in the manner in which originally intended to move. Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-21